In the first of our new series ‘3 countries, 1 topic’, the ADVANT Public Law Team takes a closer look at the legal considerations for town planning across Germany, Italy and France.
This guide is intend…
The tightened or loosened framework of future relations between the United Kingdom and the countries of the European Union, following the exit negotiations, is still unknown. An examination of relations with the United Kingdom is now vital, at least in order to follow the exit negotiations and anticipate the effects.
The content of English law will be affected by the disappearance of the direct applicability of, in particular, the European regulations that apply without national transposition. The content of the law applicable to contracts could therefore be significantly amended.
Existing contracts therefore need to be examined to know if they contain a hardship clause. Contracts currently under negotiation that will be signed from 1 October 2016 on (the effective date of the Order on contract law reform) need to be negotiated taking into account the new provisions of French contract law regarding unforeseeability.
Future financial dealings between British companies and companies from European Union Member States risk, at the very least, being subject to customs duties and an exchange rate much more instable than those of today.
Some of these activities are only possible, in fact, due to the existence of a “European passport” or an authorization or approval issued under European law and must also be identified. The end of the validity of such passports / authorizations / approvals could render the exercise of the activity in question impossible or necessitate the request of specific authorizations.
Marie Davy and Guillaume Forbin
